Rocking horse



lPatent ecl N09. 1931 e UNITED STATES-Q ennui) L. 031s it epplic atien filed A g st 9, 19 1;

This invention" relates to a rocking horse,

the general object ofthe invention being to providea wheeled frame on which the; rock} ers of the horse are carried; with meansimparting movement to theframe by the rocka ing action of the-horse so, thatthe device will travel along as thehorse is roeked'twith; means whereby the ridercanjsteer the device. This invention also consistsinicertainother i features of construction and in thercombinar tion and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully desoribed,'illustrated;

, in the aecompanying drawings and specificaL' ly pointed out inthe' appended claims. r

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be hadto the-accompanying draW- 1 ings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughoutthe several views, and which v t V 1 Flgure 1 1s an elevatlonof the dQVlCG; Flgure 2 1s a rear end vlew.

Figure 3 is a top plan view of the frame.

the rockers thereon. a a Figure 5 is-a section on Vure L' t Figure 6 is a line 555 'of Figpair of side-members which are preferably.

ofangle iron,'the rear end of eachside member havingaflat extensioni2,-thejextensions being perforated toreeeivejgthe rear shaft 3 steering t which rr n h m wheel 9.

A rocker member l0," jpreferably of angle iron, engageseaeh side member Land the pair of brackets and has its ends fastened rearsh'aft3and the g engaged by the pinsj1 5'earrie by g and rear; p ns ofmembers 16 which are shaft 17 which connects the rear end f t'he view of "one of the V brackets for supporting the spring" which connects 2' to which the 7 wheels 4 are connected. The front end of each side member is formed withj an inwardly and upwardly'extending part 5,.

" legs of the horseA are fastened to the rocker t,

members, as shown. Bracketsgll are fas-' tened to the members 1 and; the rocker mem bers 10 anda spring l2 is arranged in each n to the pins 13, which pass through thebrackets, "These springs tend hold.thefroekerf s a members with the:- horse in a no n-i'al positi n;

wheel 14 iisfastenedfio thei centerfiof he the frame, the downward movement Y'of fthe l i he springs] willfacilitate.making-movement.a"A'ratehet'f 7 6th Offthifsfratehep 6(1] rockers ftogetherifl springs *18 connect the, n g:., front andgrearniembers together and tend 1 I V toj h Id 'the: pins "against tIiQ t QtHLOf thef .ra'tch'et whe'el; yThus as the horseis rocked 1on1 y i rear "endsg of theroekers will cause the} pins i of theffron't members 16' 'to" rotate the wheel;

and the shaft 3, while the "pinsof the rear members "will ratchet iov'er j ithe teeth" and? on the upward -movemen1;=0 therofckers, the Pins" Springs 22 connect'l;the,post Withtheside astraight position..-,

a From the foregoing wheeled frame, with means for causing the 1;. a of 'the re ar members will impartmovement e to the ratchet wheel,iwhilefPthe-fpins o Figure 4 is aside view ofthe frame, with l 15 e b h rv ekie m v me of e i 1 v 1 thepr g Q the forkedQpostB by the 'eliains .2lsogthat the I a rider can steer the device "as it moves along.'f I p vmembersl and act to hold the front wheelinf" l V V it''will beseen thatwe n have provided arockinglhorsemounted on'a' e i frame to movefalong a surface whilethe horse is being rocked, with means for steering the frame by the rider on the horse.

While thedrawingsshowtheinventionas, l a :1

be understood that itcan be usedwithaiiehair used withiarocking horse, it will,.0fcourse,

or other seat fo-rmingmember. l

I n is thought from the, foregoing descripv tion that the advantages and'novel features ofthe' invention'will'be readily apparent;

It is to on be understood that, changes may be'made'. in the construction andfin the con bination' and arrangement *of the several" J a parts, provided that such 7 changes fallwithinthe scope of the appended ;laims.s

' 1' What we claim is t i 1. A device o t classrdesribd CompfiS I ingaiframe', an axle at the rear of the frame, wheels carried b-y'said axle, a rocking horse 7 r 5 supported by the frame, a ratchet wheel for I "propelling said Wheel opposed. members pivoted to the rocking horse and having ratchet V i pin's'fcr-engagihgtthe.ratchet wheel for'douv bleratchet action' thereon on reverse move I p 1o 'ments of the horse, and means for tensicnirrg 4 1 V said members toho'ld the same inoperative relation to the ratchet Wheel.

" 1 f r 2. A device of the class described ccfilprigi :1

in a frame, an axle, at the rear of thejframe, w eelscarried bysaidaxle, a rocking horse supportedby-the frame; aratchet -wheel for, prcp'elling saidwheel,foppesedmembers pivotedte the rccking horse and having ratchet '7 pi s-fo vengag g th ratch t Wh l f r d n:

- fi fb1e5'ratchet action thereon i on reverse movements'of thehcrse, me a risfcr tensicning said 7 members 1 t0 holdthe same in v operative re1a ,tie wtjo, the ratchet heel, and springs yield- 4.3. A device of the class described con apri's-tv p a ing avframe,anax1e at therear of the frame heels carried by said 1axle,va:rcck ing horse suppcrted by the frame, a V ratchet heelfor sq propellingsaid Wheel opposed members piV- 1 r otejdtcithe rock ing horse and having'ratchet 7 .1 01 engaging th t pwheel I It s 7 7 blegmt het. actiQnithereon reverse move: mentS O hOI'SQImean f t s g sai has; membersr te holdrthe same: in operative rela tion' 'tc the ratchetwheel, springs yieldably I H and swingingly conneeting' the rocking horse 7' with the1frame and housings onthe frame androckingihorseto closesaidispring; T

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